Batcombe is located in the county of Dorset, South West England, eight miles south of the town of Sherborne, 26 miles west of the major town of Poole, 52 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 115 miles south-west of London. Batcombe lies four miles south-east of the Somerset border. Batcombe falls within the unitary authority of Dorset. It is in the DT2 postcode district. The post town for Batcombe is Dorchester.
Batcombe is in the ceremonial county of Dorset, the historic county of Dorset, and the administrative county of Dorset.
Ceremonial County | Dorset |
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Historic County | Dorset |
Administrative County | Dorset |
Batcombe is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dorset, and towards the westernmost extremity of Dorset.
Batcombe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DT2 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DT2 postcode district.
The post town for Batcombe is Dorchester. Batcombe is in the DT2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dorchester.
The centre of Batcombe is located at position 50.83547° latitude and -2.54365° longitude.
Latitude | 50.83547° |
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Longitude | -2.54365° |
The centre of Batcombe is located at the grid reference easting 361813 and northing 104135 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 361813 |
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Northing | 104135 |
Position of Batcombe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Batcombe to the centre of the town.
Position of Batcombe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Batcombe to the centre of the city.